Enjoy east London on less than a shoestring
All for nothing. Photo: Tigr Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross – perhaps the greatest philosophers of the ’90s – once claimed the best things in life are free. Which is why ELL has spent the last month...
View ArticleA free day of culture at the Horniman museum
Skeleton Photo: Suburbanslice Flickr The Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, Lewisham, is a great free day out for the family. The permanent exhibitions include rooms on African culture, music and musical...
View ArticleQuest for a freecycled mirror continues apace
Mirrors Photo: Luis M Justino Flickr There comes a point in the life of every young woman when the urge for a full-length, full stretch, warts-and-all mirror of your very own becomes overwhelming. I’d...
View ArticleThe legal side of freeganism
Enjoying free sandwiches. Photo: Laura Passi “You can help yourself, otherwise they’ll just get wasted,” says a member of staff at Spitalfields Pret A Manger. In my attempt to find dinner for the...
View ArticleStuff: getting it for free, and staying out of jail
Blagging isn't a crime. Pic: Keith Allison Blagging has been around for centuries, yet in our humble and thriftily formed opinion, it is practiced far too little. After speaking with an undisclosed...
View ArticleFree theatre tickets for under 26′s
Kate Tempest. Photo: Emmest Many London theatres are offering free tickets to under 26-year-olds as part of an ongoing government scheme to encourage young people to explore the arts. Over 200 theatres...
View ArticleNot quite walking on sunshine, but walking
Clapton pond against a backdrop of bus. Photo: Sarflondondunc It costs nothing but calories to enjoy the great outdoors. We took Yang Lian’s Lee Valley Poems for a walk around, well, Lee Valley. And...
View ArticleSummer is…free (mostly)
Jawdance Image: RichMix Get revenge on your friends for running off to the Big Chill by going to the Little London Fields free festival, spending less money than them and having much more fun. There’s...
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